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Beshear’s PAC has raised $493,000, but given little so far to help other candidates
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear’s political action committee raised $493,000 in its first six months, but so far it has made few contributions to fulfill its purpose of helping “good people” win closely-contested elections across the country. Through June 30 the Beshear PAC, named In This Together, has donated only $24,800 to candidates it has […]
No need to further victimize children through legislative ineptitude or gubernatorial stubbornness
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s access to iTWIST, a database maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that “track[s] the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens” and that was available to the ombudsman attached […]
Bam Adebayo might be lock for gold medal. Kentuckians with best chance at Paris Olympics
After the spectacle of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the real fun begins. From basketball star Anthony Davis to track and field standout Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, these U.S. Olympians with ties to the commonwealth have the best chance to leave Paris with a gold medal: ...
Kentucky Wildcats Make History at 2024 Paris Olympics with 22 Athletes Representing Six Countries and Six Sports
A record-breaking 22 University of Kentucky student-athletes, alumni, and coaches are set to compete in six sports across six countries at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Opening ceremonies kick off on July 26, with multiple Wildcats participating in the Parade of Nations. This marks the first time a UK athlete...
Kentucky employers give second chances
By Sarah Michels Bluegrass Live When Barbara Aker’s nephew was 10 or 11, he broke his arm. He was prescribed painkillers, which set him off on a slippery slope, she said. He eventually overdosed and died. Now, through a Kentucky program aimed at reducing recidivism, Aker is making something good out of something bad. A […] The post Kentucky employers give second chances appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Berea College Student from Whitesburg Wins Emmy Award
BEREA, Ky. – A Berea College student from Whitesburg, Kentucky, won an Emmy Award during last weekend’s National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Ohio Valley Chapter Awards celebration. Senior Sean Hall won in the “Diversity/Equity/Inclusion—Short or Long-Form Content” category for a film he assisted in producing...
North Fork Music Festival kicks off in downtown Hazard
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The North Fork Music Festival kicked off Friday evening, with music, food, and vendors lining Main Street. Downtown restaurants, The Goal Line and Shenanigans opened their doors. There were also different food trucks. Bailey Richards, Downtown Coordinator, said she loves to see people coming from all...
Police arrest woman in connection to abduction of 1-year-old
A woman was arrested in connection to the abduction of a 1-year-old on Thursday. Shortly after 6 p.m., officers received a call for an abduction of a 1-year-old in the 300 block of S. Norris. St. When officers arrived they were told that a toddler was taken by an unidentified...
Blast off: Students participate in CLC latest space camp
The Challenger Learning Center hosted its first Destination Space summer camp this year, running from July 15-18. The camp offered students four days of hands-on learning in STEAM education, focusing on electrical engineering and rocketry, led by former NASA engineer Dr. L. DeWayne Cecil. “The space camp is centered around...
Hazard finishes third in Johnson Central Invitational
PRESTONSBURG — Hazard finished third out of 19 teams in the Johnson Central Invitational at StoneCrest Golf Course on Monday, July 22. Only Madison Central and Lexington Christian Academy finished ahead of the Bulldogs. Waylon Clutts shot a 72 to lead Hazard and finish seventh individually. Following Clutts, Noah...
Retro Louisville: Origins of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
“Suit Seeks to Block Borrowing of Funds to Extend Bowman Field” was a headline on the front page of the Sept. 21, 1940, edition of the Courier Journal which featured the effort to create a major airfield at the existing Bowman site. The lawsuit, brought by several nearby neighbors, “challenged the authority...
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